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hiim379 OP t1_ixw5ngy wrote

Reply to comment by st4n13l in In 1996 the Australia Government implemented stricter gun control and restrictions. The numbers don't lie and proves it did nothing by hiim379

Ya regular gun buy backs like how they do it in the US are a joke and basiclly do what you said plus dispose of evidence. The one in Australia wasn't half assed and pretty much made anyone who is following the law have so many types of guns no longer available to them.

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st4n13l t1_ixw7930 wrote

Indeed, analyzing policies from single data points without providing necessary context around them makes for poor judgment just like we see linked in your "source".

For a more rigorous, scientific analysis: https://www.rand.org/research/gun-policy/analysis/essays/1996-national-firearms-agreement.html

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hiim379 OP t1_ixw9ev3 wrote

Thank you, thats a great study. I just wish they add non fire arm massacres to that, while massacres have massively decrease since the gun buyback their not non existent. A good example would be the Childers Palace Backpackers Hostel fire.

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st4n13l t1_ixwaifb wrote

Any reason to expect firearm legislation to have an impact on non-firearm involved crime?

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